The site of the crash, at the Frankford Junction station, came 71 years after a similar train accident transpired at almost the exact location, WCAU-TV noted. On Labor Day 1941, a Congressional Limited train flew off the rails killing 79 people and injuring 117 in one of the worst accidents of its kind at the time.

May 13, 2015, 6:56 p.m.: This post has been updated.

Correction: May 17, 2015An earlier version of this article stated that the train crash happened near Philadelphia. The crash occurred within city limits.